Is the over production in music the same as the excessive photoshopping that happens in magazines? Brad Ruggles wrote a great post about this excessive photoshopping on his blog. You can read that post right here.
One of the most disappointing things for me as a musician is to hear a very good product on an album and then hear the same band live and they are terrible. The curse of technology is that we can makes things that are really not as though they are. This is why I appreciate bands like Dave Matthews Band and U2. I’ve seen both live and both were significantly better live than their albums are. Why you ask, cause they are actually good musicians. I think I also got a second hand high at the DMB concert which makes the experience more enjoyable. Just kidding:)
I would love to hear your thoughts. It seems like most people are pretty agreed that the photoshopping is out of control, cause it purports unhealthy body image for women among many other things. In music, I feel like its a similar situation. Not exactly the same, but it diminishes the talent that is required to actually make an album sound good.
That’s a really interesting thought. I know that I’ve complained about the abuse of Photoshop in my industry but I never really connected it being the same in the music industry. I completely know what you’re talking about though. Some live bands just stink. Where is the line between enhancing a mix and changing it all-together?
Great thought.
lose the cowbell, we need more auto-tune.
This post reminds me of ‘auto tune the news’. LOL.
Everything sounds better when it’s auto-tuned…
OMG it put the video there!!! WOW!!! That is amazing!
lol, that video is awesome…
Anyway, I think you may have sort of a point, Ross. Although, some music, like electronic music, is nothing but production.
Also, think about music composition. If you were a classical composer, you would want the best orchestra and conductor, to really draw out the best in your music. If you could magically make all your musicians 5 times better, you would, right? So I say, use as much production as it takes to make the music sound the way you want it to be. If you want a more raw, real sound that truly represents your band(which I greatly appreciate), then use less production. If you want cookie-cutter teen girl pop, well then, do that.
Yeah I saw that video recently, it is hilarious. Good thoughts everyone.